Seal.



PATENTED PEB. 3, 1903.

T. I. PORTER. V

SEAL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15, 1901.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

l THOMAS I. PORTER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO PORTER SAFETY SEALCOMPANY, A CORPORATION OE ILLINOIS.

SEAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,864, dated February3, 1903. Application led August 15,1901. Serial No. 72,097. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS I. PORTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Seals, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates particularly to seals for money-bags and the like;and my primary object is to provide a seal of this character which isinexpensive in construction, easy of application, and thoroughlyeifective in use.

The present invention is in the nature of a modification of theinvention generically claimed in my pending application, Serial No.74,612, iled September 7, 1901.

My invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawings, in Whichl Y Figure l represents a perspectiveview of a bag sealed with my improved seal; Fig. 2, a plan section takenas indicated at line 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the sealin condition for application to a bag; and Fig. I, a transverse sectionthrough the softmetal sealing-block, taken as indicated at line 4 ofFig. l.

A represents a bag, and B a seal therefor. The seal comprises,preferably, a leaden block a, a looped cord h, and a sharpened stud orpin c, projecting from that edge of the block which is adjacent to theloop. Preferably the blockis provided at each side of the stud c withtwo perforations parallel with said stud and receiving said cord, thecord having its ends threaded through the perforations at one side, thencrossed and threaded back through the guide-perforations at the otherside, and then knotted to prevent accidental Withdrawal. The manner inwhich the parts of the cord cross each other at the loop is shownclearly in Fig. 3, and it will be understood that the effect is to makethe loops formed by the two parts or members of the cord of the samelength, so that they Will be drawn upon evenly during the operation ofsealing the bag.

The method of applying the seal is to fold or pucker the upper end ofthe bag inthe usual manner, pass the tie-loop of the seal over the upperportion of the bag, draw the lobp tight by means of any suitableinstrument, and then crush or indent the leaden block in such manner asto prevent loosening of the cord. In the operation of drawing lthe looptightly about the bag the point c is caused to pierce the bag, asillustrated in Fig. 2, effectually preventing the bag from slippingthrough the loop.

Any suitable tightening device for the cord 6o and sealing instrumentfor making an impression on the leaden block may be employed; but Iprefer to employ a sealing instrument equipped with a tightening device,such as is described in the application of Harry W. Abbott, Serial No.72,644, filed August 20, 1901.

' Each seal is preferably equipped at the loop of its cord with a tag d,as shown in Fig. 3, upon which destination, contents, and other 7onecessary matter is printed. In applying the seal the tag also issecured to the bag, thereby saving an independent operation. It Will beseen that in the operation of sealing the bag knotting or tying of thecord is avoided. As indicated, the projecting ends of the cord are cutoff after the sealing operation.

Changes in details within the spirit of my invention may be made. Henceno undue limitation is to be understood from the fore- 8o going detaileddescription.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A seal of the character described, comprising a soft-metalsealing-block, and an at- 8 5 tached tie having members secured inparallel perforations at one portion of said block and returned throughparallel guides at the opposite portion of the block,`said members 5being crossed at the loop thus aorde'd. 9o

2. A seal of the character described, comprising a soft-metalsealing-block having a central projecting sharpened stud at one end andparallel perforations on each side of said stud, and a tie-loopcomprising tWo iiexible members passing out the perforations at one sideof said stud and returned through the perforations at the opposite sideof said stud, for the purpose set forth.

THOMAS I. PORTER.

In presence of- D. W. LEE, WM. B. DAvIEs.

